The Westside Park is the area to head for when one wishes to enjoy a cool and refreshing swim in the newly-rebuilt pool. There is the regulation size pool and a nice shaded wading pool for the smaller... Burton's Bend WMA - Along the Republican River Valley 90 acres of pasture land are maintained throughout the year to provide excellent hunting ground for common game birds. Oxford WMA
Beaver City, NE Wildlife RefugesIn 1910, on the square in Beaver City, George Washington Shafer opened what his family lovingly calls, "the first Wal-Mart," G.W. Shafer's. "Grandpa Shafer was the first Wal-Mart," said Jean Shafer of Beaver City. "He sold everything ... absolutely everything."
Beaver City, NE Historic BuildingsFlying Doctor - Our town has recorded some unique "firsts" in the field of medicine and aviation. Beaver City was the home of Dr.Frank Brewster, Nebraska's first flying doctor. Brewster bought a Curtis-Wright JN4D biplane in 1919. Purchased for $8,000
Beaver City, NE Famous PeopleWhen Furnas County organized in late 1873, Beaver City was one of the voting places designated by Governor Robert Furnas, for whom the county was named. Competing with Arapahoe for location of the county seat, Beaver City was chosen for the honor by the people. This is where it has remained.
Beaver City, NE Historic CourthousesAfter camping just two miles south and east of where the Plum Creek emptied into the Platte River on August 7, 1864, the Mort...
Doyle is one of the finest examples of Woodland culture in the Republican River valley of southwest Nebraska and northwest Ka...
It all started in 1915 with a combination of bad weather and a community spirited City Light Commissioner. Local residents wa...